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Saturday, December 9, 2017

Welcome back and Nancy Hill, design team member for The Rubber Buggy. Take a look at this gorgeous Tattered Lace Merry Christmas Vintage die at The Rubber Buggy and also on sale while supplies last. I highly recommend that you use my tutorial, click HERE, on cutting this die out with cardstock behind the die and fabric softener sheet behind the cardstock to take the pieces out of this die cut or keep these pieces that will stick on the fabric softener sheet to insert in another Tattered Lace Merry Christmas Vintage cut out with a different color. Previously, I had cut out this die using fabric softener sheet behind white cardstock and then cut it again with red glitter cardstock. I peeled off the pieces and glued it with the red glitter cardstock die cut.

I glued the Merry Christmas with spray adhesive glue and stuck the die cut on embossed shimmer cardstock using the Crafter Companion Lace 3D embossing folder. The beautiful patterned paper is from the Heartfelt Creations All Glammed Up paper. I used the Scor-Tape 1" wide, to adhere the patterned paper on the Bazzill Peppermint cardstock. On smaller cards, I will adhere layers with glue but for larger cards like this one above, I use Scor-Tape to keep it from warping. I love the Scor-Tape for adhering bows and ribbons to my card. If I am making a paper crafted project, I prefer using Scor-Tape over glue.Bazzill cardstock is quality paper and the colors are just beautiful. Heartfelt Creations has beautiful patterned paper and I love using it since the stamps and dies coordinate with this top-quality paper.

I can't wait to see the possibilities that you will create making your card with the gorgeous Tattered Lace Merry Christmas Vintage die. You can purchase these dies and supplies from The Rubber Buggy on-line store.

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Welcome back to The Rubber Buggy blog for Nancy Hill, Design Team member. I love personalizing my easel cards with the drawer for each person. Sometime the drawer is filled with chocolates, dies, gift cards or money and on top of the drawer could be a Post-It or calendar. The sentiment is inside the drawer. I have samples of other cards similar to this one in my tutorial. To see my tutorial on how to make an easel card with a drawer, click HERE.

The easel card with the drawer measures 7" x 7". I used a heavy weight 110 lb cream cardstock and adhered the drawer and easel card with Scor-Tape. This card was made mostly of the Heartfelt Creation collection All Glammed Up stamps and die sets besides other Heartfelt Creation dies and stamp sets from The Rubber Buggy.

On top of the drawer is a Post-It. I made a cover for it with the Heartfelt Creations All Glammed Up paper. I cut out a sentiment found in this paper collection and adhered it to a banner that was glued on top of the cover.

The background behind the photo is the Heartfelt Creation Fashionista stamp that was embossed with NUVO Gold Enchantment Glitter embossing powder. I cut out the shoe from the Heartfelt Creations Lift Your Sole die and stamp set and used 3D foam dots to stick on top of identical shoe in the Heartfelt Creations Fashionista stamp set. I used Copic markers on the flowers of this shoe.

Using the Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose die and stamp set, I stamped and embossed the flower with the NUVO gold embossing powder and cut the petals out. I used a flower shaping tool for the flower before gluing it together. I cut out the Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose leaf with gold metallic cardstock and glued it on back of the rose. I took a branch die cut and added glue to the tip of the branches and dipped it in a small packet of star foam balls. I glued this behind the leaf. I made the bow from seam binding ribbon and glued it on the back. I cut out the label "Treasured" from the Heartfelt Creations All Glammed up paper collection and glued it next to the ribbon.

I stamp the inside drawer with the Heartfelt Creations Botanic Orchid Wish Stamp and colored it with colored pencils. I added a decorative brad in front of the drawer.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Nancy Hill for Frantic Stamper and excited to share my three-page card with you using the new

2017 Frantic Stamper November release dies and stamps. I used the Heartfelt Creations Fleur Border Basic die set to start with the frame of the first two pages of this card using the scallop lace border on top of the first two pages. I embossed the white shimmer cardstock with a Sue Wilson Swirling Heart embossing folder.

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Nancy Hill for the Frantic Stamper Design Team. I made this card using the new 2017 November Frantic Stamper dies and stamps. I used the Frantic Stamper Rectangle Tangled Frames #10290 and Frantic Stamper Love and Kisses #10351 die set. I cut these dies with black card stock and used Aleene Fast Grab and Fast Drying spray adhesive to the back of these dies to stick on the card. The patterned paper and image are from Graphic 45 Botanical Garden paper collection. I added a coral seam binding ribbon and bow to the side and adhered it with 1/2" wide Scor-Tape. The white paper measuring 6" square was sponged with Ranger Antique Linen ink after embossing it with Sue Wilson Rose embossing folder. I added a dogwood flower that was made with the Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Flower die and stamp set. I added prills in the center of the dogwood flower.

Now is your turn to use your imagination and creativity to design your own card using the Frantic Stamper 2017 November coordinating dies and stamps fromFrantic Stamperon-line store.

I created a tutorial, click HERE, on how I made my poinsettias from the Frantic Stamper Poinsettia die set. I glued three gold beads in the center of this poinsettia. I added Sue Wilson Holly Spray with the Impression Obsession Pine Branch dies set cut would with white glitter card stock and Sue Wilson Delicate Fronds dies set cut out with gold metallic cardstock. The white shimmer card stock was embossed with Sue Wilson Snowflake embossing folder. The card measures 6" x 6".

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Nancy Hill for The Rubber Buggy Design Team. I am excited to share my Christmas card made with the wonderful products at The Rubber Buggy Design Store. I made a small tutorial on how I made the 3D frame. This technique can also be used to made shadow boxes. I tried other techniques of using 3D foam behind each rectangle frame but the 3D foam just was too large and difficult to cut out for the 1/2" frame border.

Tape two Spellbinder Nestabilities or Sue Wilson rectangle frames together as shown below. If you want a wider frame border, use the size larger and tape the two dies together.

I like using heavy cardstock to cut out frames. This cardstock is 110 weight paper. I cut out four frames and my main frame that will be glued to the top. I used Aleene Fast Grab and Fast Dry glue rather than a hot glue gun since I didn't want the glue to dry too fast to align each frame on top of each other. If I wanted to do a deeper 3D frame, just cut out a few more and glue together. Glue the four frames and then the top patterned frame together.

I applied blue ink inside and outside the frame with a sponge. As you can see below, the inside and outside frame color matches the top patterned paper frame.

I applied drops of Aleene Fast Grab glue around the Christmas Bunny and sprinkled on Stampendous Chunk White Deep Impression Embossing Enamel. After shaking off the embossing enamel that wasn't stuck to the glue, I used an embossing gun to the embossing enamel. I love this embossing enamel when I want to make the snow appear to be 3D.

I added the Poppy Stamp Merry Christmas Banner on the left corner and Frantic Stamper Petite Poinsettias die set. The pine branch die was cut with green cardstock and I sprinkled more embossing enamel to make it look like it has snow. I made a floral bow and found some tiny pine cones and glued these pine cones with a hot glue gun to the bow along with red star foam flower spray.

Welcome to my blog, Nancy Hill for The Rubber Buggy Design Team. I made my 8" wreath with grape vines, Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower dies and stamps, Elizabeth Craft Crysanthemum die, an old maple leaf punch, Tattered Lace Floral Layer leaf die set, starfoam pumpkins and wheat from our field and pine cones from trees. After stamps and die cutting the Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflowers, use flower shaping kit to mold the petals on the back. Sponge with NUVO Embellishment Mousse fall colors listed below and sponge Lawn Fawn Sunflower ink on the center of each petal. Adhere US Art Quest Express Yourself Prills to the center of each sunflower. NUVO Embellishment Mousse-Indian GoldNUVO Embellishment Mousse-Persian RedNUVO Embellishment Mousse - Coral CalypsoCut out the Tattered Lace Floral Layer leaves and sponge some of the NUVO mousse fall colors on the tips. Cut out each Elizabeth Craft Crysanthemum flower with different fall colored cardstock. Using a flower shaping kit, curl the petals upward and adhere the layers. Stamp and embossed with NUVO Gold Enchantment embossing powder the Heartfelt Creations Banner with the sentiment and heat the powder with the hot embossing gun. Cut out a 8" floral wire and bend in the center. Using a hot glue gun, glue 3" of the double wire on the back of the banner. The remaining wire will be used to attach and glue to the wreath at the end of the floral arrangement.Cut enough 3" wire strips for each flower, leaf and pumpkins. Curled one end of each wire enough to be able to use a hot glue gun to attach it to each flower. I was able to use a long nose plier and curl about two small circles of wire that was enough to do a good attachment. Using a hot glue gun, glue the curl end of the wire to each flower, pine cone and star foam pumpkin. Cut 3" floral wire and glue about 1" of the wire to the back of each leaf. This will make the leaves able to bend a little plus add sturdiness. Make a floral bow and use a hot glue gun to glue the bow to the wreath. Arrange your autumn arrangement by poking the wire attached to the flowers, etc. When you get the arrangement you want, use the hot glue gun and glue each wire attached to a flower or leaf to the wreath. If any wire is sticking out of the wreath, just attach it to the wreath or cut it off. I was able to curl the wire attached to the banner to give it a wave appearance. Using the hot glue gun, glue around the wires inside the wreath to make it stay there permanently.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Welcome and Nancy Hill for the Frantic Stamper Design Team. I am excited to share with you these gorgeous dies from the new November 2017 releases of Frantic Stamper. The gorgeous frame is the Frantic Stamper Spiral Rose Card Panel and I love the new Frantic Stamper Musical Heart that I cut out with black and gold cardstock. I cut out the black note and glued it on top of the gold musical heart. I highly recommend for you having the coordinating Frantic Stamper Coved Musical Label die set that coordinates with the Frantic Stamper Stitched Coved Labels die set. The sentiment is in the wonderful selection of Frantic Stamper Sing It stamp set that came out in November.

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Step Two: Take the largest flower shaping ball tool and mold on the back of each of the largest petals. If you use a smaller molding ball, it tears through the cracks of the die cut.

Step Three: Turn the flower to the front and fold in the center of each petal and pitch each end of the petals. Glue the center of the petal sets together to start forming the poinsettia. If you want to sponge parts of the flower, do this before gluing the layers.

Step Four: Take the second to the largest petals with six sets and repeat the above instructions and still continue to use the largest flower shaping ball. Turn the petal set to the front and fold in the center of each petal and pitch the ends of each petal.

Step Five: Glue two sets together as seen below.

Step Six: Glue these three sets to the center of the flower in a circular arrangement.

Step Seven: If you want a fuller poinsettia, use the rest of the smaller petals starting with the third largest down to the smallest and glue to the flower. You will still want to mold the petals and pitch the ends of each petal.

Step Eight: Glue the center with beads or anything you want.

Step Nine: Cut out two sets of the Frantic Stamper Poinsettia die with green cardstock. Shape the leaves just like the poinsettia.

Step Ten: Pinch each leaf off of the sets and glue slightly beyond the center behind the poinsettia so that the leaves can be seen. See two photos below

Note: Leaves are showing behind the poinsettia. Glue beads or floral stamens in the center of the flowers. The Frantic Stamper die set also comes with a stamen that could be used for this flower.

Sample of poinsettias made with the Frantic Stamper Poinsettia die

Note the above photo the different sizes and centers for each poinsettia. The pink poinsettias were sponged with dark pink ink. I added glitter to some petals but didn't put poinsettia together with glittered petals.

Now is your turn to use your imagination and creativity to design your own poinsettias with the Frantic Stamper Poinsettia die set from Frantic Stamper on-line store.